The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, has disregarded the assault allegations by social media influencer, Abike Raheem, popularly is typically referred to as Papaya Ex, in some unspecified time in the future of a leisurely-evening come upon with Law enforcement officials in Lagos.
Naija Files experiences that she shared her story in some unspecified time in the future of an emotional dwell session on TikTok on Friday, whereby she stated the incident occurred whereas she modified into on her methodology home from a movie shoot.
Per her, what started as a aloof interaction with the officer shortly grew to turn into valid into a heated confrontation.
Papaya Ex alleged that the officer hit her within the face with a gun and moreover assaulted her driver.
She additional claimed that she modified into touched inappropriately in some unspecified time in the future of the come upon and that her mobile phone modified into taken from her by power.
Nonetheless, in a terse utter by project of his 𝕏 tackle, Hundeyin stated the incident began correct sooner than 2 am, when officers on evening patrol stopped a automobile conveying three men and two girls folk for a routine search.
Per him, the influencer bluntly refused the search, announcing, “You might maybe now not search my automobile. Don’t you know Papaya? Even your bosses know me.”
He stated that she opted to proceed to the police field, after which an officer entered her automobile following an preliminary refusal.
Hundeyin additional outlined that Papaya Ex’s automobile drove ahead whereas the patrol group adopted within the reduction of, however the social media influencer urged her driver to bustle off, leaving the patrol automobile a ways within the reduction of.
He wrote, “The section sooner than she went dwell Correct sooner than 2am, police on evening patrol stopped a automobile conveying three men and two girls folk and requested to have a look on the automobile. She bluntly refused announcing, ‘You might maybe now not search my automobile. Don’t you know Papaya? Even your bosses know me.’
She chose to moderately toddle to the field after which an officer sat in her automobile, now not sooner than an preliminary refusal. Her automobile modified into in front whereas the patrol automobile modified into following within the reduction of. She urged her driver to bustle off, leaving the patrol automobile a ways within the reduction of. At that price, the patrol van modified into going to lose them. The police had to radio the patrol group a ways ahead to intercept them. Then the dwell began… @LagosPoliceNG
will rob it from here.”
Sharing additional necessary aspects on the incident, the Lagos Remark Police Public Family Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, recounted the come upon between Papaya Ex and the police officers.
Adebisi wrote, “A white Mercedes-Benz SUV conveying 5 (5) occupants two (2) females and three (3) males modified into intercepted in some unspecified time in the future of a routine end-and-search operation.
“When wondered, the occupants were unable to create sufficient methodology of identification. Regarded as one of them another time and another time stated, “I am Papaya X, even your bosses know me,” but failed to make clear any dependable identification or provide verifiable necessary aspects.
“The officers thereafter requested that they proceed to Ajah Police Space for upright identification and documentation. An (ASP) joined them within the SUV, whereas other officers adopted within the reduction of.
“Nonetheless, upon leaving the scene, the driver sped off in an obvious strive to evade the Police. The car modified into subsequently intercepted by the swift intervention of personnel from Langbasa Police Division at one more checkpoint around Addo Roundabout.
“The viral video being circulated modified into recorded after the automobile had been efficiently stopped on the 2d checkpoint. The matter is at the moment beneath investigation, and additional updates shall be communicated as needed.”
